lance B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /læns/ UK /lɑːns/ See IPA manual Freq #4433 Meanings 1 noun A long spear used by soldiers on horseback. The knight charged forward with his lance lowered. 2 verb To cut open a swelling or wound with a sharp instrument to let fluid out. The doctor lanced the painful boil on his arm. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 verb · to cut open a swelling or... lancet Word family Forms lancedlanceslancing Derived forms demilancefer-de-lancefreelancehand-lancelance-corporallance-jacklance-knightlance-ovatelanceablelancebilllancefishlancehead Related forms javelinlancelotlancetlauncelauncelotpikespear Common collocations lance corporal Noun + noun Etymology The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the Germanic element *land; see land. Doublet of Lanzo. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lance **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /læns/ **IPA (UK):** /lɑːns/ **Frequency rank:** 4433 ## Meanings 1. A long spear used by soldiers on horseback. 2. To cut open a swelling or wound with a sharp instrument to let fluid out. ## Examples - The knight charged forward with his lance lowered. - The doctor lanced the painful boil on his arm. ## Derived Forms - demilance - fer-de-lance - freelance - hand-lance - lance-corporal - lance-jack - lance-knight - lance-ovate - lanceable - lancebill - lancefish - lancehead ## Related Forms - javelin - lancelot - lancet - launce - launcelot - pike - spear ## Etymology The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the Germanic element *land; see land. Doublet of Lanzo. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown